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Dr. Philip Leder M.D. has been John Emery Andrus Professor of Genetics and Chairman of the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School since 1980. Dr. Leder has also been a Senior Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute since 1986. He is a Director of Pharmacia LLC since 1990. He served as a Director of Schering-Plough Corp. from November 1, 2003 to May 15, 2008. He was a Director of Monsanto Company Inc. since 1990. He served as a Director of Oscient ... Pharmaceuticals Corp. (formerly Genome Therapeutics Corp.) since 1994. He served as a Director of Pharmacia & Upjohn LLC. Dr. Leder is an honorary trustee of the Massachusetts General Hospital and a trustee and chairman of the Board of the Charles A. Revson Foundation, a trustee of the Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences, and the Hadassah Medical Organization. Dr. Leder is also a member and former counselor of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States and the Institute of Medicine. He held several research positions at the National Institutes of Health from the early 60s until returning to Harvard in 1980. His research has focused on several important aspects of molecular genetics ranging from the genetic code, the development of aspects of recombinant DNA technology, gene cloning, split genes, the discovery of the genetic basis for antibody synthesis and, most recently, the genetic basis of certain malignancies, including lymphoma and breast cancer. In recognition of his research accomplishments, Dr. Leder was elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 1979. He received the Albert Lasker Medical Research Award in 1987. In 1989, he was presented with the National Medal of Science, the United States' highest scientific award, by President George Bush, and, in 1990, he received the Heineken Prize of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Science from Prince Claus of The Netherlands. He has been awarded honorary degrees by Yale University, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, the University of Guelph (Ontario), The Hebrew University (Jerusalem), and the University of Connecticut. Dr. Leder was inducted as an American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow in February 2003. In 1997, Dr. Leder received the William Allan Medal of The American Society of Human Genetics. In March 2000, he delivered the Albert Einstein Memorial Lecture at the invitation of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Dr. Leder received his B.A. and M.D. degrees from Harvard College and Harvard Medical School, respectively.

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